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By: KnowBe4 HR
Published: 20 Dec 2024
Last Updated: 20 Dec 2024
As we bid farewell to an amazing year, let's unwrap the highlights of KnowBe4's journey in 2024, focusing on our incredible workplace. Like Spotify Wrapped, but with an office flair, let's celebrate the achievements, accolades, and strides in creating an exceptional workplace culture that made this year stand out.
In the past year, KnowBe4 has expanded its global presence with a new office space in France. We are excited to watch our global presence grow each year.
We also acquired a company called Egress. Egress is the only cloud email security platform to continuously assess human risk and dynamically adapt policy controls, preparing customers to defend against advanced phishing attacks and outbound data breaches before they happen. Egress and KnowBe4 share a vision of delivering tailored and relevant security to each employee.
In 2024, KnowBe4 was proudly awarded several esteemed employer awards, recognizing our commitment to fostering an outstanding workplace environment. Here's a glance at some our achievements from 2024:
- We are Great Place to Work certified in all 11 of our global offices.
- Best Workplaces in Germany
- Tampa Bay Times Top Workplaces - Bronze #3
- USA Today Top Workplaces
- Newsweek Global Most Loved Workplaces® 2024 #85
- Most loved workplaces for Diversity, Career Advancement, Young Professionals, Women, LGBTQ+, Volunteering, Parents & Caregivers, CEO, & Wellness
In the past year, KnowBe4 has been dedicated to making a positive impact on the environment through a series of dynamic sustainability events and initiatives, including the following:
- Waste Free February contest/initiative
- Earth Day cleanups in the US, Germany, India, South Africa, and Singapore, and the UK
- Canal cleanup in the Netherlands
- Donated to reforest 14 forests by planting 14,000 trees, protecting 14 endangered species in the process, and adopted 14 beeshives.
- World Cleanup Day in the US, Netherlands, and Japan
- Plastic Free Fridays in November
- Big Cleanup Clearwater
- A total of over 390 volunteers cleaned up a total of nearly 1050 pounds of trash
KnowBe4 is deeply committed to giving back to our community. Some of our charitable initiatives from this year were:
- We sponsored 80 local children through brighter seasons with EPIC with our annual Holiday Giving Tree
- Hosted a school donation drive with Calvin Hunsinger School
- Gathered clothing and supplies for the organization "Hands Across the Bay"
- Hosted the Blood Bus
- Our Knowsters Parents employee resource group donated diapers and funds to Diapers for Kids.
- Our VAMOS! employee resource group donated funds to Brazil for relief after their flooding.
Join us in reminiscing about the fun and memorable events that brought our team together, created lasting memories, and fostered a vibrant and connected community. Here's few of our favorites festivities from 2024:
- Celebrating KnowBe4 turning 14 around the globe
- Holiday parties
- End of Month lunches
- Pride parades
- Halloween
- Team-building activities
- Summer internship graduation party
- Office mingles
As we wrap up this exceptional year, KnowBe4 is looking forward to another fantastic year! With a commitment to inclusivity, sustainability, and continuous improvement, we're geared up for another chapter in creating a workplace that inspires and uplifts.
KnowBe4's 2024 Wrapped is a celebration of the collective efforts of our incredible team and the values that drive us forward. Here's to a year well-wrapped in workplace excellence and to the unwritten chapters that await us in fostering an even more amazing workplace! 🎉🌍✨
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